Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of riot training for members of the Garda Síochána in the past six months; the number of gardaí involved; their ranks; the length of training; and if he outline the programme. [14051/04]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Garda authorities have informed me that the additional cost of travel and subsistence expenses for riot training for the six month period between 1 November 2003 and 30 April 2004 was approximately €180,850.

The number of gardaí trained under the public order training programme and their ranks for the same period are as follows:

The duration of the courses were as follows:

The public order commander course included the following topics: public order related legislation and code instructions; intelligence led risk analysis; conflict resolution; riot curve; operational support unit; briefing and debriefing; human rights and public order; tactical doctrine; introduction to protective clothing and equipment; potential public order scenario; and live public order tactics and command of a public order unit.

The public order courses included ten basic street tactics, baton training, retractable baton training, flexicuff training, petrol reception training and CS gas training which was delivered to 140 Dublin metropolitan personnel only.